Archives: Kit Reviews
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Trumpeter 1/48 scale T-38A Talon
Larry Schramm built and reviewed a pair of 1/48 scale T-38 Talons: one from Trumpeter and one from Wolfpack. This is the Trumpeter review.
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Zoukei-Mura 1/48 scale J7W1 Shinden
This is a review of the Zoukei-Mura 1/48 scale J7W1 Shinden plastic model airplane kit.
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GWH 1/144 scale R.A.F. TSR.2
This is a review of the GWH 1/144 scale RAF TSR.2 plastic model airplane kit.
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Wolfpack T-38A Talon
Larry Shcramm build a pair of 1/48 scale T-38 Talons plastic model airplane kits for review in the October 2014 FSM: one from Trumpeter, the other from Wolfpack. This is the Wolfpack review.
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Zvezda 1/72 scale Su-27SM “Flanker B” Mod. 1
This is a review of the Zvezda 1/72 scale Sukhoi Su-27SM “Flanker B” Mod. 1 plastic model airplane.
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Revell Germany 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.IIa
Revell Germany’s new 1/32 scale Spitfire MK.IIa plastic model kit is a welcome sight. It’s been 47 years since Revell Germany’s American counterpart introduced its groundbreaking 1/32 scale aircraft series, including an early-model Spitfire. The kit is cleanly modled in ligh blue plastic with a minimum of flash and no obvious molding marks. Options include…
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Roden 1/72 scale Fairchild C-123B Provider
Roden’s new Fairchild C-123B Provider plastic model kit brings sighs of relief from 1/72 scale builders who for decades have had only subpar kits of this significant transport. In its first issue, Roden provides the first production version of the Provider. The parts are molded in gray and clear styrene and include decent interior detail…
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Tamiya 1/35 scale Mark IV “Male” tank
FineScale Modeler reviews the Tamiya 1/35 scale World War I British Mark IV “Male” tank plastic model kit. Tamiya’s announcement of a 1/35 scale British Mark IV tank came as a surprise, albeit a pleasant one. Perhpaps the bombshell in the announcement was that the kit would be motorized, a flashback to Tamiya’s earliest armor…
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Eduard 1/48 scale Bf 109G-6
The Bf 109G-6 has to be one of the most popular variants of the Messerschmitt fighter, judging by the fact that every major model company has a kit in their product line. Now, Eduard has added one to its popular 1/48 scale ProfiPack line. The kit is cleanly molded in neutral gray plastic with exceptional…
